Lyrics:

[Intro]
There come a time, when that’s the way we’ve gotta be, way we gotta be yeah

[Chorus]
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, even though we're doing a righteous work
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, 'cause this world is such a treacherous world
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, we’ll do it wise and nah jeopardise our life
Sometimes we gotta be a rebel, and if we’re gonna take it on be a rebel with a cause

[Verse 1]
Nuh two hand nuh must clap and two foot nuh must walk
Two eye nuh must see and mouth nuh must talk
Look how much people are disabled
No true you ask you must get and even though we work hard Sometime it even hard fi get pay from we boss
It’s so hard, still life we love
I tell you nothing’s free in this world but the love of Jah, yeah
And this we sing to the boys and girls all around the world

[Chorus]
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, even though we're doing a righteous work
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, 'cause this world is such a treacherous world
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, we’ll do it wise and nah jeopardise our life
Sometimes we gotta be a rebel, and if we’re gonna take it on be a rebel with the cause

[Verse 2]
Like in the time of old brother Moses never soft
Him stand before Pharoah and demand weh dem want
He said to set the captives free, yeah
Like two thousand years ago Jesus Christ never weak
Him rock inna di temple, chase di vendors to da street
There comes a time when this where we must be yeah
'Cause there’s nothing free in this world but the love of Jah
And this we sing to the boys and girls all around the world

[Chorus]
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, even though we're doing a righteous work
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, 'cause this world is such a treacherous world
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, we’ll do it wise and nah jeopardise our life
Sometimes we gotta be a rebel, but if we’re gonna take it on be a rebel with a cause

[Verse 3 LMS]
Now when you give you hand, there’s no mistake at all
It’s like your back against the wall to give up
Some man a pray you fall, nuh show no love at all, and all you do is surely good works
Now when you kick up a storm and perform like a rebel
Pagans and haters want be call it di devil
But none a' dem can understand
How a rebel fi join dem on their strug-gle

[Chorus]
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, even though we're doing a righteous work
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, 'cause this world is such a treacherous world
Sometimes we got to be a rebel, we’ll do it wise and nah jeopardise our life
Sometimes we gotta be a rebel, but if we’re gonna take it on be a rebel with a cause, yeah

[Verse 1 repeat]
'Cause two hand nuh must clap and two foot nuh must walk
Two eye nuh must see and mouth nuh must talk
Look how much people in the world are disabled
No true you ask you must get and even though we work hard
Sometime it even hard fi get pay from we boss
It’s so hard, still life we love
I tell you nothing’s free in this world but the love of Jah
And this we sing to the boys and girls all around the world
Sometimes you gotta be a rebel, even though we’re doing righteous work

FIRE STICK RIDDIM - 2004